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1787 CT 1/2P Draped Bust Left - ETLIR Half Penny

Strike Type
1787 CT 1/2P Draped Bust Left - ETLIR Half Penny

Coin Details

Year
1787
Denomination
Colonials
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
Post-1776 States Coinage (1776-1788)
Designer
Various engravers (Abel Buell, James Atlee, and others)
Composition
Copper
Weight
6.8g
Diameter
28.5mm
Edge
Plain

Description

A 1787 Connecticut copper variety with the reverse legend reading ETLIR instead of ET LIB. The obverse features the standard draped bust left. This legend error variety is one of many in the Connecticut series where letter punches were confused or misplaced during die sinking.

Rarity Notes

Scarce legend error variety.

Cross References

Miller 33.10-Z.16; Whitman 3000

External References

Error Varieties

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